When training the Ss’ listening ability, teachers should start with pre-listening, that is lead-in.If it is necessary, teachers had better introduce some background knowledge about the listeningmaterial.After that, ask the students to predict what the following listening material may be aboutaccording to the given information.Teaching students to listen in a proper way is the aim of thisactivity.A good listener should be able to predict according to some hints such as the topic, thequestions listed, etc., to listen with the purpose of finding useful information and tosummarize.Later, let the Ss listen to it.At the same time, teachers should design some simplequestions.After that, the Ss have known some about the listening material, and then teachers canask them to listen to it again to be ready for more difficult questions.If necessary, the Ss can begiven another time to listen.While practicing, teachers had better give students some advice onhow to do it well.Certainly, suppose there are many new words and expressions, teachers deal withthem firstly.After practicing listening, the Ss are expected to learn some expressions about imagination.The topic is about what life will be like what life will be like in your hometown in 1000 years’time.Later let the students work in pairs.Imagine you are two inventors and you have designed anew product, which you want to sell.First, you need to decide on your product.It can be anythingthat people might find useful in the future.It might save them time, make work easier or help incommunication.Second, you will have to explain to the class exactly how your product works.Itcan use any branch of science.Third, you need to show that people will be willing to use it.
During the course, teachers should rank class activities from the easy to the difficult.First, askthem to learn the expressions.Then, ask them to imitate it to have a dialogue.Finally, the studentsare expected to create a dialogue or discuss the given topic, using the expressions aboutimagination.This period lays emphasis on speaking and listening.The teacher should try his or her best toencourage the students to say something.Don’t always correct the mistakes that the students wouldmake while speaking.Otherwise, the students would feel reluctant to speak out their opinions.
Teaching Important PointsTrain the students’ speaking ability by describing, talking and discussion.
Help the students improve their listening ability.
Teaching Difficulties Train the students’ listening ability.Especially listen and understand the key words andunderstand the speakers’ intention and attitude.
Teaching Aids
Period 3　Listening and SpeakingThe General Idea of This PeriodThis is the third period of this unit.At the beginning of this period, the teacher should designsome exercises to review what the students learned in the last period.The second period centers onthe understanding of the passage First Impression.The teacher can begin with asking somequestions or having a competition to make some sentences with“first impressions”according to thepassage.This period mainly deals with listening and speaking.At the beginning, teachers focus ontraining the Ss’ listening.This listening content is about living in“Wonderworld”and a new kind ofquilt, which Xiao Feng has invented.It can “think” for itself and become warmer or cooleraccording to the weather.


Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge AimsLet the Ss know about some wonderful imagination.
Get the Ss to learn how to express imagination.
Ability AimsTrain the students’ speaking ability by describing, talking and discussion.
Train the students’ listening ability.
Develop the students’ imagination ability.
Emotional AimsTrain the students’ ability to cooperate with others.
Develop the students’ imagination ability.
Teaching ProcedureStep 1 GreetingT: Hello, boys and girls.
Ss: Hello, Miss Wang.
Step 2 RevisionT: Today we will begin our lesson with a competition between groups.In the last period, welearnt about an e-mail written by Li Qiang.Now, please say something that you know about it.Ifyou offer a complete sentence, you will be given ten marks.Your group will be given twenty markswhen your expression is especially beautiful.S: Li Qiang paid a visit to the future in AD3005.
S: He felt very nervous at first, but he felt much better after eating green tablets.
S: He arrived on the earth in one thousand years by capsule.
Ss: ...(The teacher should encourage more students to join in the competition.At the end of thecompetition, the teacher should announce the result of this competition.Praise the winner andencourage the losers.)
Step 3 Listening(on Page 23)
Task 1 Pre-listening
T: Let’s read the following phrases together.
space creatures, living on another planet, new discoveries in space, why a space station spins,how to get water on Mars, comets, houses in a town on Mars, Martian creatures, atmosphere andgravity
T: Can you understand those phrases?Please predict what you are going to listen may beabout according to the phrases.Ss: It may be about life on the other planet.
Task 2 First Listening
T: Now let’s listen to the tape to see whether what you predict is right or not.At the sametime, you are asked to tick the things that you hear on the tape?Do Exercise One on Page 23.
(After listening, let them check the answers.)
Task 3 Second Listening
T: This time.You’d write down the answers to the four questions.Boys and girls, how can wewrite the answers fast and correctly?
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a tape recorder, a projector, the blackboard


S: We needn’t write down each word of the answers.We just write down some key words.Later we can write down the complete answers with the help of these key words.
T: You are clever.Now please get ready.First, look through the introduction to the listening
material.Then, scan the questions.
(Two minutes later, the teacher plays the tape.Then give Ss time to organize their sentences.)T: Let’s check the answers one by one.
(If students make some common mistakes or they seem to have difficulty in finding outanswers, teachers can give them some hints and let them listen to it again.After that, check theanswers.If the students feel it difficult to make sense about the key words and understand thespeakers’ intention and attitude, the teacher should give them some help.)
Task 4 Post-listeningT: After listening, would you please answer some questions?
1.What did you hear on the tape?
2.Do you think people in the future will be able to live in“Wonderworld”?Why do you thinkso?(At this part the teacher may have the students present what they have heard on the tape andshow their own opinion on living in“Wonderworld”.If possible, the teacher may have some of thestudents do the presentation work in class.By doing this, the students can get full understanding ofwhat the tape is talking about.)
Step 4 Post-listening(on Page 55)
Task 1 Pre-reading
T: Now let’s learn about a magic quilt.Xiao Feng has invented this new kind of quilt.Itcan“think”for itself and become warmer or cooler according to the weather.Let’s read thefollowing words and phrases on Page 55.Try to pronounce them correctly.
Task 2 First Listening
T: Now, let’s listen to the tape and tick the things you hear on the tape.
(Later ask the students to check the answers.)
Task 3 Second Listening
T: Just now we have listened to it and know some advantages of this special quilt.Suppose
you are marketing manager in the company that makes the quilts.So you have been asked to findareas in the world to sell the quilt.Listen to the tape again and think of the places where the quiltwill work best.You will be asked to finish Exercise Two.It will work best in __________ wintersand__________ summers.(After listening, let the students check the answers.)
Task 4 Post-listening
T: You did a very good job just now.Let’s go on to fill in the form.Use your atlas if you needmore information.Add two other places you think will be the right places to sell the quilt.
CountrySuitable climatePossible area to sell quilts?Why?London, UKHumid all year roundToronto, CanadaVery cold, dry winters
S: We should go through the questions first and keep them in mind.When we are listening,we just need to pay much attention to the sentences related to the answers.


Step 5 Speaking
Task 1 Lead-inT: Boys and girls, are you sure what will happen to you tomorrow?
S: No.No one knows what will happen tomorrow.
T: I agree with you.When we express what will happen, what expressions do we often use?
S: Is it possible that...?
S: Suppose that...
T: Good.We often use them to express our imagination.Besides those, we also use thefollowing:
 I wonder if...Do you imagine that...?I wonder if...Is it likely/unlikely that...?
 Do you suppose that...?Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly...Mostly likely...Probably...
Task 2 PracticeT: Now please use these expressions to list some questions about what life will be like inyour hometown in 1000 years’ time.Then exchange your questions with your partner.After that,get together with another pair and answer their questions and ask them your questions.Fourstudents make up a group.By asking and answering, you four choose the best questions andanswers.Finally each group will choose a representative to give a talk to the class.
Task 3 TalkingT: Now let’s work in pairs.Imagine you are two inventors and you have designed a newproduct, which you want to sell.First, you need to decide on your product.It can be anything thatpeople might find useful in the future.It might save them time, make people’s work easier or helpin communication.Second, you will have to explain to the class exactly how your product works.Itcan use any branch of science.Third, you need to show that people will be willing to use it.Thesedescriptions of some imaginary products may help you.
1.These“flying boots”are operated by a small computer chip.They will rise straight up fromthe ground and hover or move quickly forwards or backwards.Press the switch in your